OTAQ, a company that specialises in marine tech and solutions group for the global aquaculture, offshore energy and the sport and leisure industries, has announced a new multi-year distribution agreement with Sensor Globe, a Canadian aquaculture technology innovator. This follows completion of a successful development period leading to OTAQs first Sensor Globe customer in Chile.

OTAQ will distribute Sensor Globe’s data collection solution, used to monitor water quality and fish welfare, primarily targeting both the Scottish and Chilean markets, two of the world’s largest producers of farmed salmon.

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Salmon has many things working to its benefit as a protein option such that it would take more than high prices for consumers to start walking away from it, an industry analyst suggests.

Recent record-high salmon prices may have prompted discussions about a “consumer breaking point” – the price level at which consumers start walking away from salmon – but senior industry analyst Gorjan Nikolik at Rabobank International said these discussions might overlook some key points.

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Since writing my contribution last month, I have been travelling, including a short visit to the Aquaculture UK event in Aviemore. There was a real buzz about the place, not just because of the ability to meet friends old and new but because the new organisers had much improved the visitor experience.

I have heard rumours that the event might develop in future years into some form of Scottish Aquaculture Festival rather than the current focus on the trade show. Perhaps this might attract an even wider audience?

Author:  Martin Jaffa / FishFarmer | read the full article here

Brandishing in hand its new Fisheries Act, which the British Administration defines as the most important in 40 years, the United Kingdom has imposed limitations on fishing in four marine areas: the Dogger Bank; the South Dorset area; Inner Dowsing, Race Bank and North Ridge, and the Canyon area.

In the first two, the restrictions affect bottom gear, such as trawling, volanta, and semi-pelagic trawling. In the last two, pots and static nets and even hook lines are also prohibited.

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The war in Ukraine affects the EU fisheries sector - and the last few months have been very difficult for EU fisheries. Marine fuel prices have nearly doubled following Russian military aggression against Ukraine, which has disrupted fishing activity.

Fishing activities near Ukraine had to cease for security reasons. The high operating costs have led some operators to remain in the port.

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Royal DSM, a global purpose-led science-based company, announces the introduction of its intelligent sustainability service Sustell™ to the aquaculture industry. Sustell™ delivers accurate, simple, and actionable farm-level solutions to improve the environmental footprint and profitability of animal protein production.

Increasing demand from retailers, consumers, investors and regulators for more sustainable animal protein, mean that producers need to show they have accurate 

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At the EU Fisheries Council today, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D, outlined Ireland’s priorities during discussions on preparation for negotiations on setting quotas for 2023. 

The Minister praised the efforts of all fisheries stakeholders for their ongoing contribution to delivering on the CFP’s core ambition of sustainable fisheries management. 

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Trade body Salmon Scotland has reiterated its fears that the UK Government’s decision to unilaterally alter part of the post-Brexit deal it agreed with the European Union could hit trade to the Continent, Scottish salmon’s most important export market.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is today due to publish plans to change the Protocol section of the deal to make it easier for some goods to move between Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Japan’s Fisheries Agency recently released its annual Fisheries Whitepaper examining the country’s seafood trends in 2021 – while also setting new policies for 2022.

The whitepaper covers a huge range of data on the seafood industry in Japan from 2021, and also includes new data from 2020 that was previously unavailable.

Author: Chris Loew / SeafoodSource | read the full article here

World fisheries and aquaculture production in 2022 is expected to increase by 1.5%, to 184.6 million tonnes. It is the main data extracted from the "Food Outlook" report that FAO has just launched and in which it is explained that growth in the aquaculture sector recovered in relation to last year, by 2.9 percent, to the 92.2 million tons. However, this figure must be taken with caution, clarifies FAO, since the costs of inputs maintain a long-term growth path which, together with other factors, such as the cost of energy, are contributing to a slowdown in growth of 0 .2% year-on-year.

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